All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mark Normand admits his story of defiance against woke Netflix execs was all a lie
26/06/2026 … Striking a bold blow for free speech, comic Mark Normand defended a joke about Muslims from Netflix censors who wanted to cut it, having been cowed by bomb threats…
© Netflix As an ex-SAS man coaxed out of retirement
26/06/2026 … Ray Winstone is to star in a new action comedy series for Amazon’s Prime Video platform.
Comic takes over Sunday morning slot with fellow stand-up Jon Long
26/06/2026 … Chris McCausland is to host a new Sunday morning show on Absolute Radio, the station has announced.
With her podcast co-host Judith Holder
26/06/2026 … Jenny Eclair is writing a book about becoming a grandmother with her Grumpy Old Women co-creator Judith Holder.
10 new episodes to drop in September
25/06/2026 … American sitcom The Paper is set to return to Sky for a second season on September 10 All ten episodes will drop at the same time – 24…
© BBC Read by the sitcom's, barman, Lee Cornes
25/06/2026 … Lee Cornes – who played pub landlord Dick Head in Bottom – has recorded an audiobook guide to the Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson sitcom.
Werewolf script set to be finished next year
25/06/2026 … A long-awaited sequel to the original What We Do In The Shadows movie could finally be set to take flight.
© BBC Martin Freeman and Mackenzie Crook mark 25 years of The Office
25/06/2026 … Martin Freeman and Mackenzie Crook are to reunite for a BBC special marking 25 years since The Office first aired.
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